diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9530976b..ee6344a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,13 +150,19 @@ _Note for Windows developers:_ Be sure to configure git to correctly handle line
 git clone https://github.com/doccano/doccano.git --config core.autocrlf=input
 ```
 
-Set the superuser account credentials in the `./config/env.example` file:
+Then, create an `.env` file with variables in the following format(see [./config/.env.example](https://github.com/doccano/doccano/blob/master/config/.env.example)):
 
 ```plain
+# platform settings
 ADMIN_USERNAME=admin
 ADMIN_PASSWORD=password
 ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@example.com
 
+# rabbit mq settings
+RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER=doccano
+RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS=doccano
+
+# database settings
 POSTGRES_USER=doccano
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=doccano
 POSTGRES_DB=doccano
@@ -167,7 +173,7 @@ POSTGRES_DB=doccano
 After running the following command, access <http://0.0.0.0/>.
 
 ```bash
-docker-compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml --env-file ./config/env.example up
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml --env-file ./config/.env.example up
 ```
 
 #### Development
@@ -175,7 +181,7 @@ docker-compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml --env-file ./config/env.example up
 After running the following command, access <http://127.0.0.1:3000/>. If you want to use the admin site, please access <http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/>.
 
 ```bash
-docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml --env-file ./config/env.example up
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml --env-file ./config/.env.example up
 ```
 
 You can run the the test codes for the backend with the following command: